Immigration & Invisibility of Latinos: Eastern to Host Live Podcast
Willimantic, CT (10/17/2019) — An episode of "In the Thick," a podcast about race and politics co-hosted by award-winning journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela, will be recorded at Eastern Connecticut State University on Oct. 22 in the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC) Concert Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; show starts promptly at 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public; guests must register at https://ittlivefromctimmigration.eventbrite.com.
"In the Thick" is a new podcast by Futuro Media Group that provides insight on breaking news and politics from a person-of-color perspective. The episode at Eastern will concern immigration and the invisibility of Latinos, both nationally and within Connecticut communities.
Hinojosa and Varela--known for their work with the award-winning National Public Radio show "Latino USA"-- sit down with different activists, politicians, advisors, influencers and journalists of color discuss situations that they say mainstream media fails to talk about. The focus of the show at Eastern will be around undocumented youth movements.
In Connecticut, the Latino community is growing rapidly, with Latinos being the largest and fastest growing marginalized group. Joining the discussion will be Charles Venator-Santiago, associate professor with the Department of Political Science and El Instituto at the University of Connecticut as well as director of both the Puerto Rico Citizenship Archives Project and the Puerto Rico Status Archives Project; Kica Matos, attorney and director of the Center on Immigration and Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice; and Lucas Codognolla, executive director of Connecticut Students for a Dream.
The live recording was made possible by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut and the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving 5,000 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 162 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 34 other states and 19 countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 65 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 30 public universities in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2019 Best College ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review nine years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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